[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR12.02-18]

[Page 208-209]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 12_CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart 12.02_General Requirements for Certification
 
Sec. 12.02-18  Fees.

    (a) Use table 12.02-18 to determine the fees that you must pay for 
merchant mariner document activities in this part.
    (b) Unless otherwise specified in this part, when two documents are 
processed on the same application--
    (1) Evaluation fees. If a merchant mariner document transaction is 
processed on the same application as a license or certificate of 
registry transaction, only the license or certificate of registry 
evaluation fee will be charged;
    (2) Examination fees. If a license examination under part 10 also 
fulfills the examination requirements in this part for a merchant 
mariner document, only the fee for the license examination is charged; 
and
    (3) Issuance fees. A separate issuance fee will be charged for each 
document issued.
    (c) You may pay--
    (1) All fees required by this section when you submit your 
application; or
    (2) A fee for each phase at the following times:
    (i) An evaluation fee when you submit your application.
    (ii) An examination fee before you take the first examination 
section.
    (iii) An issuance fee before you receive your merchant mariner 
document.
    (d) If you take your examination someplace other than a Regional 
Examination Center (REC), you must pay the examination fee to the REC at 
least one week before your scheduled examination date.

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    (e) Unless the REC provides additional payment options, your fees 
may be paid as follows:
    (1) Your fee payment must be for the exact amount.
    (2) Make your check or money order payable to the U.S. Coast Guard, 
and write your social security number on the front of each check or 
money order.
    (3) If you pay by mail, you must use either a check or money order.
    (4) If you pay in person, you may pay with cash, check, or money 
order at Coast Guard units where Regional Examination Centers are 
located.
    (f) The Coast Guard may assess charges for collecting delinquent 
payments or returned checks. The Coast Guard will not provide 
documentation services to a mariner who owes money for documentation 
services previously provided.

                                              Table 12.02-18--Fees
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                                                                     And you need--
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          If you apply for--             Evaluation--Then the     Examination--Then the   Issuance--Then the fee
                                               fee is--                 fee is--                   is--
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Merchant Mariner Document:
    Original:
        Without endorsement..........  $95....................  n/a.....................  $45.
        With endorsement.............  $95....................  $140....................  $45.
    Endorsement for qualified rating.  $95....................  $140....................  $45.
    Upgrade or Raise in Grade........  $95....................  $140....................  $45.
    Renewal without endorsement for    $50....................  n/a.....................  $45.
     qualified rating.
    Renewal with endorsement for       $50....................  $45.....................  $45.
     qualified rating.
    Renewal for continuity purposes..  n/a....................  n/a.....................  $45.
    Reissue, Replacement, and          n/a....................  n/a.....................  $45.\1\
     Duplicate.
STCW Certification:
    Original.........................  No fee.................  No fee..................  No fee.
    Renewal..........................  No fee.................  No fee..................  No fee.
Other Transactions:
    Duplicate Continuous Discharge     n/a....................  n/a.....................  $10.
     Book.
    Duplicate record of sea service..  n/a....................  n/a.....................  $10.
    Copy of certificate of discharge.  n/a....................  n/a.....................  $10.
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\1\ Duplicate for document lost as result of marine casualty--No Fee.


[USCG-1997-2799, 64 FR 42815, Aug. 5, 1999; 64 FR 53231, Oct. 1, 1999]